Is this a poisonous plant? A thorny vine of this unknown weed grows behind
my vegetable garden. My dogs often go there and I'm concerned because it
looks so mean for some reason


-Mariana
NJ

It looks to be one of the blackberry family. Obviously vining and the 3-leaf
configuration are what most people pick up on for poison ivy. But the heavy
hairiness or thorniness along with the deeply contoured leaves say that this
is one of the vining Ribes. I'm sure someone else out there can ID what
kind it is.
Gary

"Jane Doe" wrote in message
news:jw6ki.570$YH3.274@trnddc08...
Is this a poisonous plant? A thorny vine of this unknown weed grows behind
my vegetable garden. My dogs often go there and I'm concerned because it
looks so mean for some reason


-Mariana
NJ

Thank you for the information Gary. This thorny plant appears to be quite
invasive though. Didn't have it last year. This year it pops up everywhere
and I was a bit concerned that it's invasive and not particularly friendly.

-Mariana
NJ


"V_coerulea" wrote in message
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It looks to be one of the blackberry family. Obviously vining and the
3-leaf configuration are what most people pick up on for poison ivy. But
the heavy hairiness or thorniness along with the deeply contoured leaves
say that this is one of the vining Ribes. I'm sure someone else out there
can ID what kind it is.
Gary

"Jane Doe" wrote in message
news:jw6ki.570$YH3.274@trnddc08...
Is this a poisonous plant? A thorny vine of this unknown weed grows
behind my vegetable garden. My dogs often go there and I'm concerned
because it looks so mean for some reason


-Mariana
NJ

"Jane Doe" wrote in message
news:wJpki.869$z64.721@trnddc07...
Thank you for the information Gary. This thorny plant appears to be quite
invasive though. Didn't have it last year. This year it pops up
everywhere and I was a bit concerned that it's invasive and not
particularly friendly.

-Mariana
NJ

Blackberry is very invasive but if you wait untilo you've collected the
fruit (delicious) you can cut back the canes to ground level and they have
to start all over again next year.

They're very difficult to eradicate completely, I say make the most of them.

Blackberry (we call it bramble) is a very productive plant. It's flowers
provide nectar and pollen for bees, it's fruit provides delicious fruit, jam
and wine for people and the fruit for birds and the canes are used by some
(my husband among them) as a binding for straw lipwork.

Mary